BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11- Page 2
BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
DrTheatre
Broadway Star Joined: 9/23/05
#25re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 6:14pm
That's too bad...I always love to read and see her positive things about theater.
But, if on the other hand, I am glad she is mentioned in Wowowow.com....now that's something!
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#26re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 7:53pm
I know that the original script calls for Kim to be 15, but I've seen productions that change that age (mentioned "How Lovely to Be A Woman") to either 16 or 17. In fact, didn't the made-for-TV movie - which was closer to the musical than the movie was in my opinion - make her 17? I saw the show at North Shore Music Theatre this past summer and I think Kim was mentioned as 16 there.
Simply curious that if they cast a girl that looks a little older Kim is suddenly 17 instead of 15.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#27re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 8:05pmI still say that Elaine Stritch should be playing Kim.
BroadwayEd
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#28re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 8:12pmColorTheHouse, she graduated High School a year early, and college and a year early.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
jennafan
Broadway Star Joined: 6/15/06
#29re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 8:25pmWhat theatre will this be in?
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#30re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 8:37pmCould this take the Longcare?
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#31re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 8:39pmIt's Roundabout, numb-nuts. It's going to Studio 54 or the AA theater.
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DAME
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
#32re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 8:50pmI would love to see Alec Baldwin as Albert.
HUSSY POWER!
------ HUSSY POWER!
jennafan
Broadway Star Joined: 6/15/06
#33re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 8:51pmOk, so it must be taking Studio 54 because that play with Sienna Miller is at AA during that time.
#34re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 9:08pm
It's rumored for the rebuilt Henry Miller
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999056.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1
Updated On: 2/24/09 at 09:08 PM
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#35re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 9:33pmEric McCormack for Albert. Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
#36re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 9:40pm
There go the chances of my school doing this show next year. (And I was dying to play Mae for my senior musical!)
Sets could be minimal, with abstract configurations of Pluto (the dog, not the former planet) and Queen Elizabeth.
I have no idea how such an idea could come from a human mind. That is the strangest sentence I have ever read, and it actually made me laugh out loud.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
dg22894
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/08
#37re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 9:41pmFor Kim: Elizabeth Egan Gilles(Sp) would be a great Kim
#38re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 9:51pmEither way, she was born in '85. Still makes her 24.
#39re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 10:12pm
A few names immediately spring to mind for Birdie. One is Cheyenne Jackson but that seems unlikely for a number of reasons. One, he may want to steer away from the "Elvis" role after doing "All Shook Up". Two, after guest starring on two top-rated show's (Life on Mars & Ugly Betty) he's really on the up and up. He may not want to take a secondary role at this point in his career. But, then again, work is work.
But for the most important question - how many people here would love to see him in that gold lame?
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
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WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#40re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 10:15pmdg22894, Liz Gilles also signed a contract with Nickelodeon.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
Merv
Swing Joined: 4/21/04
#41re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 10:52pmI would love to see Michael Berresse as Albert and Karen Ziemba as Rosie. They are both such marvelous performers.
TheCharleston
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/18/08
#42re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/24/09 at 10:55pm
Karen Ziemba was such a snore when she did Rose at the ENCORES production.
Sounded nice and did some lovely dancing but was so boring and her character was very two-dimensional. meh.
Alison88
Understudy Joined: 6/6/06
#43re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/25/09 at 1:21amI think Hayley Podschun could be a great Kim/Ursula, although she reads more 17 than 15. Eh...
#44re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/25/09 at 1:40amOoh... I love the idea of Hayley playing Kim.
"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster.
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Byron Abens
Broadway Star Joined: 7/17/08
#45re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/25/09 at 1:57am
"In fact, didn't the made-for-TV movie - which was closer to the musical than the movie was in my opinion - make her 17?"
They did alter the lyric to make her 17, but that was because Chynna Phillips was just a couple years shy of 30 at the time, and looked it. She was the oldest looking 17 year old there had been for a while, ranking right up there with the cast of 90210.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#46re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/25/09 at 9:14amIf you think that sentence is strange, try reading a page of Finnegan's Wake sometime.
BroadwayEd
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#47re: BYE BYE BIRDIE to begin previews September 11
Posted: 2/25/09 at 9:17amI wouldn't be surprised if Hayley was cast. She's already done two Roundabout shows, so they probably have her in mind.
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